WiscNet DNS Hosting Service

WiscNet offers a DNS zone hosting service for WiscNet members only. The cost for hosting your DNS records is part of the Membership fee.

DNS Hosting Documentation:

DNS Zone Transfers

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These steps do not include other network changes that may need to happen as part of the reason for the zone transfer.

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The steps to transfer the DNS zone to our DNS server vary according to your existing domain.

When Joining WiscNet
	k12.wi.us / tec.wi.us / lib.wi.us	All other domains
Registration	WiscNet is the official registrar for these domains. Our techs will take care of updating the registration records.	We will work with you to ensure your current DNS records are properly configured in our DNS Authoritative Servers.
Zone Hosting	Contact the existing registrar of your domain and find out the procedure to point your domain to our DNS Authoritative Servers	We will work with you to ensure your current DNS records are properly configured in our DNS Authoritative Servers.
When Leaving WiscNet
Registration	WiscNet will ask you to fill out the WiscNet Domain Registration Form. The form will ask you for the new DNS Authoritative host name and IP address. WiscNet will update our DNS authoritative files to point the world to your new DNS authoritative server.	You will work with your Domain Registrar to provide them with the new DNS Authoritative Server hostname and IP address.
Zone Hosting	You will provide you with a copy of your DNS zone so that you can configure your new DNS host to resolve your DNS records accordingly.	WiscNet will remove your DNS zone upon the date that you leave the Membership. Please make sure that your new DNS Hosting server has your updated DNS records to avoid service interruption.

It stands for Domain Name System. DNS is like a phone directory to the Internet.

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